he would do away with a lot of sacred tax breaks as you know. this is something that made most republicans very uneasy. they do not want to have attention drawn to anything that controversial. and i would say that the chances of tax reform this year are at best, 10%. and i'm being generous to even say that. next year with paul ryan as head of the ways and means committee things could change. then there is immigration. being optimist who would like to see a bill, i think there's a chance things could get a little more serious after the primaries. but between now and mid-summer, when so many republicans are going to look over their shoulder to a right-wing challenger, i think immigration is totally off the table as an issue that could move. minimum wage, don't see that at all. the congressional budget office, which everyone likes to beat up on right now, has concluded it could cost jobs. i think minimum wage is issue for the states, not an issue that is going to move in congress. by the way, with each passing day i think chances have dim americane